Abundant Stocks, Warning Against Rising Food Prices Government Sets Maximum Retail Price (MRP) Ahead of Christmas and New Year Red: Intan Pratiwi

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman emphasized that the government will not tolerate food business actors selling commodities above the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) ahead of Christmas and New Year (Nataru). Enforcement will be carried out immediately if violations are found. This was stated by Minister Amran after the Coordination Meeting on Food Stabilization Control ahead of the National Religious Holiday (Nataru 2025/2026). In the meeting, the government and business actors agreed to maintain prices according to the regulations. "We, along with all associations involved in the food sector, agree that there should be no selling above the MRP. That is our first agreement. The second is that we will maintain prices at the consumer level," said Minister Amran on Thursday (18/12/2025). Minister Amran, who also serves as the Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), emphasized that the period of appeal has ended. The government will now take ...